Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1c-12c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-117)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2601
1c Buff (112). Mint N.H., bright color, outstanding centering, single pulled perf at lower left, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate showing the stamp before the pulled perf occurred, Scott value as hinged
575
300
2602
1c Buff (112). Original gum, radiant color, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate
575
425
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1c Buff (112). Mint N.H. block of four, radiant color, clear grill points, fresh and Fine, ex Bingham, Scott value as hinged
5,500
0
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1c Buff (112). Block of twelve, mount-glazed original gum, rich color, Very Good-Fine centeringA RARE ORIGINAL-GUM LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Ex Kuphal. Scott value as two blocks of four and two pairs is $13,400.00
E. 2,000-3,000
1,700
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1c Buff (112). Bright shade nicely complemented by boldly struck blue Solid Star fancy cancel (possibly Freeport Ill.), Very Fine strike on a sound stamp, with 2006 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
300
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1c Buff (112). Horizontal strip of three with huge straddle-pane margin at right, showing part of adjoining stamp and arrow at top right, choice centering with wide to huge margins, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, an attractive position piece, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott value as pair and a single
405
300
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1c Buff (112). Block of four, bright color, wide margins and well-centered, each stamp struck by neat circle of V's cork cancel, right vertical pair with light vertical scoring line not readily visible, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, the bottom left stamp is a Gem, used 1c 1869 blocks are very rare, with 1998 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,800
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2c Brown (113). Large part original gum, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate
500
300
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2c Brown (113). Block of 25, original gum, many stamps Mint N.H. including the middle block of nine, hinging generally on the outer stamps, bright color, few minor toned spots, top center stamp tiny thin spotFINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Any multiple of eight or more of the 2c 1869 Pictorial is scarce to rare. This block of 25 is the largest we have offered in recent years (a block of 70 was offered in our 2011 Rarities sale and was subsequently broken up).
Ex Clippert. With 1989 P.F. certificate. Scott value as all hinged is $19,900.00
E. 4,000-5,000
3,250
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3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal block of 18, most are Mint N.H., bright and fresh color, overall well-centered, slight corner crease in top right stampVERY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE LARGE BLOCK OF THE 3-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Ex Zoellner. Scott value as blocks and pairs
5,325
2,200
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3c Ultramarine (114). Rich color wonderfully complemented by clear strike of green cancel from a duplex device, Very Fine, scarce with a green cancel and especially so this well-struck, with 1994 and 2005 P.F. certificates
316
475
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6c Ultramarine (115). Original gum, barely hinged, deep rich color on bright paper, exceptional centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY BOTH P.S.E AND THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
This stamp was recently uncovered in an old-time collection of classics in beautiful post-office fresh condition. This is its first appearance at auction.
With 2018 P.F. (XF-Superb 95) and 2018 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $13,750.00). This is one of only five examples to achieve this grade from P.S.E. -- the highest awarded
2,500
16,000
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6c Ultramarine (115). Original gum, rich color, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,700
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6c Ultramarine (115). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, Very Fine, with 1991 P.S.E. certificate
1,000
700
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6c Ultramarine (115). Block of four, presentable centering for this extremely rare block, smudgy cork cancel, bottom left stamp small sealed tear at bottom, hinge reinforcements along edges, Fine appearance and extremely rare, probably fewer than five used blocks of the 6c 1869 Pictorial are recorded and all have faults (the Rose book states only two or three known), Power Search lists only one other sold in our auctions (with faults), Scott Value $9,000.00
E. 750-1,000
1,200
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2617
10c Yellow (116). Unused (no gum), bright color, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
725
325
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1c Buff, 10c Yellow (112, 116). Blocks of four, 1c original gum, 10c unused (no gum), 10c small natural paper translucency at top of right stamp, Fine, 1c with 1991 P.F. certificate, 10c with 1983 P.F. certificate, Scott value $8,400.00 with 10c counted as singles
E. 1,000-1,500
2,000
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10c Yellow (116). Brilliant color, wide margins and choice centering, segmented cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1998 and 2006 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
110
450
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10c Yellow (116). Bright color and well-centered, perfect strike of blue target cancel, Extremely Fine stamp and strike, with 2005 and 2007 P.F. certificates
E. 300-400
400
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10c Yellow (116). Vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, wide margins with guide arrow at bottom left, bold strike of red "New York Paid All Jun. 16" circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful stamp and very scarce cancelled by a red datestamp, ex Eubanks, with 1988 and 2011 P.F. certificates
E. 500-750
750
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10c Yellow (116). Jumbo margins including natural straight edge at right with entire arrow at top, brilliant color, grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Saadi, with 1989 P.F. certificate
110
600
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12c Green (117). Jumbo margins and choice centering, clear strike of "Cherokee Ioa Mar. 4" circular datestamp cancel, fresh in every respectEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A HUGE AND SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE AND RARE WITH THE IOWA TOWN DATESTAMP.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,400.00)
130
1,500
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12c Green (117). Wide margins, brilliant color complemented by bold strike of red leaf cancel, Extremely Fine, a lovely 12c 1869 with a premium cancel, with 2004 P.S.E. and 2005 P.F. certificates
280
700
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12c Green (117). Wide margins, bright color, bold strike of red "Clothespins" cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex "Golden Oak", with 2003 P.S.E. and 2014 P.F. certificates -- the latter calling the cancel "crossroads"
280
350
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12c Green (117). Well-centered with wide margins, cancelled by unusual grid of dots with portion of red postmark at left, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
280
250
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